Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-28

S11 Cas-. % nlss n'BxrpR AND JOHN 4. n'FARiAxp
IN rHR CRIMINAL corRT.
Yesterday, in the Criminal Court the trial Of
Mary J. Mcbride ana John II. Mcfarland, for vio-
iating section isl. r s. ID. c., IN setting nre 70
house SIS 1lth street. northwest on June 20, 1856,
WAS continued after THE STARS report closed.
MI. hoAurray testified that three or four days
AFTER the IRE he went with Miss Mcbride TO No
1904 street TO see the furniture stored there but
they were refused admission without an order
from Lieut. Arnold Annie Wilson asked her Why
ture 70 come there Miss Nc6ride asked for the
letser. sna when told that Mcfarland had it ex-
claimed .Oh, my Godr- He also went with her
TO be surprised by the evidences or the presence OF
o.! ana rosin He testified that great DEAL Of FUR
s nar eeen removed prior 20 the IRE and that
mating on the noor.
TESTIMONY ro-pAr
The trial was resumed this morning. The trunk
which Was taken to Alexandria was In court and
on the part OF Mcfarland, Mr.. Taylor admitted that
II was the same that Mcfarland sent there
and stated that In q conversation Miss Mct,rfdt
had said she was fool-siluding TO the MIS-
Dugan letter. Miss Mcbride had. between Marcf
and June ~ said that she would get even viii
MIA Middleton rhe owner Of the houseS befors
she left the premises
name OF + c. Weaver was sugcested AFTER pro
ceedipgs under The landlord-and-tenant act wa.
spoken OF witness Identified q note she received
from MISS Mcbrloe, who said that some things OF
hers had been stolen by Mcfarland. Miss McBrid,
had threatened 70 cut witness heart out anc
caused her house 70 be stoned, and yet she wisnet
her we'll Miss Mcbride had sent vegetables &
witness house, and on cooking and eating then
she became SICK, and her intimate relations ceased
then.
on Characterization on the part OF Mcfarland
witness said that Miss Mcbride accused Mcfarland
OF having stolen some OF the furniture. Miss Nc
Bride did not say that the Dugan letter was TOR
gerry. She tntimated that her enemies had put tn,
capable OF doing anything.
ke-direct-While at witness house there wa,
conduct which she did not like TO speak OF: q gen
tleman called on Miss Mcbride, and they wer
DecomIngiy. Miss McBride brought witness som,
tomatoes, potatoes and onions. She ate the onion
and was made SICK and the tomato appearing u
be punctured she set II aside, and &c turned black
Re-crosS-examination-It was Col Tracy VIII
was romping with Miss Mcbride. Witness after
ward received both Miss Mcbride and Col TT c,
as guests; both were drunk. Col Tracy roomed II
witness house for q month afterward. Witness
was questioned as to the vegetables, and said 1
was last October when they were brought
ance OF the furniture In the FireTnen's Insurance
Company, OF which he Is secretary.
Mr.. COOK raised the point that under the indict
ment the evidence was not admissible for iI zoe
not charge that the contents OF the horse wer
burned, ana II Is not averred that the insuranc
company had any interest In the house.
Mr.. COOK also urged tnat the word "fraudu
lently" was not used.
The court overruled the points
MI. Howard was recalled, and testified to tn
letter OF Miss Mcbride making demand on accoun
OF her loss, and 70 telling her her clam would NO
be couside. ed until the case was determined
II. T.. howard ana X u. Hazard testified as {
the insurance.